Environmental Benefits of Public Transit

by transitfuture on March 3, 2014

Switching to public transportation is one of the most important actions we can take for reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Expanding public transit in Cook County will make it easier for people to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle.

Increasing access to public transportation will increase its ridership, which will eliminate even more cars from the road and increase the rail system’s efficiency, keeping more CO2 out of the atmosphere.